Apodaca v. State

OPINION

GREEN, Commissioner.

This is an appeal taken from a judgment in a bond forfeiture proceeding wherein the surety alone appeals.

The record reflects that the principal, Manuel Martinez, was arrested December 5, 1970, for the burglary of a private residence at night and was subsequently indicted on January 14, 1971, under cause number 23,616 in the 34th Judicial District Court of El Paso County, Texas. On December 5, 1970, Manuel Martinez was released on bond with Victor Apodaca acting as surety.

In his first ground of error, appellant contends that “the court abused its discretion in…